(February 8, 2008) Intern Tyler Scott and PCM owner Joe shared an interview with Australian singer Sandrine.

T. Hello. How are you doing today?

S. Fine, it's a bit cold today and everybody around me is sick so it's a little dreary.

T. Oh yeah, it's really cold and nasty down here as well and a couple of my friends have gotten sick with the Flu as well.

S. Where are you from?

T. Delaware

S. Oh yes that is really close.

T. So I read on your Myspace that your father formed a Partridge family type group.

S. Yes.

T. Have these influences effected your music in your new album?

S. Have you listened to my album?

T. Yes.

S. Do you mean musically or do I write about it lyrically?

T. Musically

S. Musically? Oh yes definitely. Because it is a very religious thing. My dad was a minister. So the kind of songs we sing in that environment are really simple songs and people can clap their hands and sing along and that kind of melodic structure definitely lives on in my kind of music. That is why my music is pop because that music has similar aesthetic in the sense that the melodies are you know are familiar sounding and similar. You know what I mean?

T. Yes, definitely. So I heard that your first album came out in Australia was much different then your upcoming album.

S. In what way?

T. Your Australian album was created in a more manufactured pop style and because of this you received a lot of really bad media and press.

S. It did not get bad media, but there was a song on it named Trigger and it became a big thing about it being about masturbation. So, everything in the press was about masturbating. And in that sense it wasn't so much about the media that made it sound more manufactured. The album itself was musically more produced and this record that I just did is a bunch of musicians sitting in a room and its all live including my singing. The first album is more about production. You can do them in different ways. You know, like sectional wise where one person can come and they do their thing and you do your thing. Anyway. But its different in that way. That's the reason that album didn't fall so much into the Indie category. After listening to my album what do you think? Do you think my music is more Indie sounding or more pop?

T. It seems to be a mix of the two.

S. Yes there is a really fine line. So I guess what happened was that in Australia it fell in the pop category very heavily because I had this massive radio play going on. SO what that kind of mean is that I wasn't in the Indie music camp so much. Which in Australia isn't such a good thing because they really love the under dog and the press and the media will really get behind you if they feel like they discovered you, but because I was on Sony and because I had massive radio support and things like that I came across more as like a pop star then a real true musician, which is what I exactly am. Do you understand?

T. Yes, definitely. So, what kind of message are you sending out with your new album?

S. Only to say that…I think the album when I listen to it sounds like it is about falling in love and falling out of love. Both of which I was doing during the writing of that album. So I guess that's the whole of it. All of the songs on the album fall into one of those categories to some degree. Then there are some other ones that are just generally about life.

T. Do you have any famous artists that have inspired you?

S. I really like 70's classic rock. Anything that's got that going on I'm loving it! I also love a lot of 60's pop too. They are definitely very huge influences.

T. Who are you listening to now?

S. I live in the studio so I am listening to whoever is recording an album at any given moment. Pretty much. What I tend to do is take a little look around Myspace and every now and then something will pop up that is really appealing. I can't really think of any of them right now. Yeah, I don't remember. What are you listening too?

T. Well, I have been listening to your album for the last couple days? Speaking of your album how did you go about creating the song structure? You were talking about the themes of falling in and out of love. Artistically how did you put this album together? Like, how did you decide on which song goes first and how did you title the songs.

S. Alright. Songs just sort of come out of me. You write them as you feel them. What you do is you group together a bunch of songs that you have written and hopefully you'll have at least twenty good ones and from that you just choose about twelve or fourteen of them to record and hopefully at the end of that process you'll have a great 10 songs to go on a record. That's generally what you do. You just choose the songs you like. I write a hell of a lot so it makes it difficult because it's more of a consensus between me and the producer and the record company and we put together lists and write it all down. Concerning the titles it's usually just words that stand out in the song like… "you make me feel like a girl in the red shoes" so for that song the title is "Red Shoes" and "Save your kisses for a lonely night" you get "Save Your Kisses".

T. Is there any one of your songs on your album that means the most to you?

S. Well at this stage it really comes down to you playing them live on stage a lot so they take on different life to a studio performance, because that requires crowd interaction and you start to see which ones really work in that format. Like which ones really go well and transpose well into a live situation. I'm really loving playing ones like Immortal and Inertia. They are just fun to play with the band. If I was going to play a solo thing. Then I would choose different songs. But as for a song that really means the most to me…Well they all do really. I think "Its Ok". I wrote that for a friend that was feeling down. But I don't really listen to my music that much and go oh whoa

T. So is your family still involved in your music today or are they still over in Australia?

S. They stay in Australia. No they have never really been involved in my music career. I left home when I was seventeen. And I have been just doing my own thing.

T. Do you still keep in touch with them?

S. Yes.

T. Are they supportive?

S. They are just like normal parents. It's just like your job. I don't know if you parents talk to you about it and find it totally exciting. It's just my job. Well, to them it is. Obviously it's pretty important to me, but it is just what you do, as opposed to who you are. So when I'm relating to my parents it's not so much about what you do it's just something you do. We don't go on and on about it. They aren't really all that particularly interested.

T. Do you plan on going on tour with this new album soon in America?

S. Yea, definitely! That is exactly what we are hooking up right now. There is a little thing going on in France right now. I have a big campaign thing with a big music store and they are playing me on the radio over there. So, I'm going to be going over there and around that time I'll finally be hitting the road in the United States and trying to play anywhere I can?

T. Do you get good radio play here in the United States?

S. I don't think we have gone to radio with it yet. So, no. It's coming out in April. I don't really know how that all works.

T. Do you think you'll be working to get on the radio soon?

S. Hopefully. You never can tell. I think that my record label is really internet focus. They love internet as a medium and it can be such a great way to meet fans without having to play the game that the rest of the industry relies upon such as radio. Not that we wouldn't love to have play on the radio. But there are so many other progressive ways to get your music out there for people to hear. I think they are really interested in that kind of thing.

T. So, you really agree with the usage of Facebook, Myspace, and iTunes in this electronic age as an outlet for new artists?

S. Yes. I think the internet is a good place to be. Obviously there is a lot out there and it's hard to cut through it. So, how do you help people find you? You're a Blog guy right? So, you think the same things. How are people going to discover your site? Do you have a formula…no?! You try and do something really cool and hope that it starts to catch on.

T. A lot of artists now a days, besides just having their pages with their music, have started having live internet concerts on their sites instead of having to travel to perform live at different venues.

S. Oh whoa! Yea, I might do that. I can easily film myself doing that.

T. I have watched a couple of artists with online concerts and it's a pretty good way to find and discover fans and an audience and it is still pretty unique. At least for the moment. You will have to keep us posted incase you decide to have a live online concert.

S. Ok, So I don't even know if I'd do it. How did you guys hear my music?

T. Your PR people contacted us.

S. Cool. Your site has like everything in it.
How many people are constantly keeping this site going?

T. About five people.

S. Whoa. You guys most be pretty busy.

T. Yes, but we get to talk to talented artists like you so it's really not that big of a hassle.

S. And you're quite near by. So where could I do a show around there?

T. Just a moment.

J. Hi, this is Joe! I actually run this office. You can actually contact Krystn she has a lot of contacts in the Philadelphia area. So maybe we can defiantly do something talking in between and maybe help to promote something with you.

S. Yes that would be great. We are putting together something now. But you are so close it's a shame not to go down. It's so nearby. It is nice to just be able to reach out and see what's going on around there.

J. Well we are doing more and more shows and getting to know more venues and more people. We are just starting to branch out into the new music thing. Most of our stuff is archival and little older, but we are really stretching out into new music and music DVDs the like. And we are definitely meeting more and more people so we can definitely begin to help you out there.

S. Great. That's really cool. So if you think of anything definitely let us know.

J. Oh, definitely! Is the number we contacted you on your main number? Yes it is. Make sure that you give Scott your email address too and we definitely will have to stay in touch.

S. Yes. We should.

J. Alrighty, well nice talking to you

S. Nice talking to you too.

J. Where are you located?

S. I live in near Woodstock in Upper State New York.

J. I haven't been up there but its one of those places that I'd like to go.

S. It is very pretty. It's nice were you live too right?

J. Well its ok. Delaware is just sort of a really big suburb of Philadelphia.

S. Yea. I would definitely like to go through and play Philadelphia. It is like one of the major stops.

J. Phili, in itself is probably the worlds biggest small town. It's about the fourth or fifth biggest city here, but in its own special way its just like a small town. But it's a neat little town. We like it?

J. Well, Thank you for your time. We will have this up on the site in a week or so?

S. Thank you very much.

J. Bye-bye